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- Dictionaryinsensitive/ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
adjective
- 1. showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings: "an insensitive remark" Similar Opposite
- 2. not sensitive to a physical sensation: "she was remarkably insensitive to pain"
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not aware of other people’s feelings, or not showing sympathy for the feelings of other people: The governor apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless. Insensitive can also mean not noticing the effects of something or unable to feel something: His feet seem to be insensitive to pain.
Learn the meaning of insensitive, a word that describes someone or something that lacks feeling or tact. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
Synonyms for INSENSITIVE: ruthless, merciless, callous, abusive, hard, harsh, stony, hateful; Antonyms of INSENSITIVE: sensitive, sympathetic, warm, charitable, compassionate, humane, merciful, gentle.
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insensitive (to something) not aware of changing situations, and therefore of the need to react to them. The government seems totally insensitive to the mood of the country. Many of the institutions were insensitive to the needs of their patients.
When your foot is asleep, it's insensitive or numb — you can't feel your friend poking at it. When you get really cold, you can become insensitive to pain. In the other sense, insensitive means the opposite of caring and sympathetic — you're insensitive to other people's feelings.
insensitive. If you describe someone as insensitive, you are criticizing them for being unaware of or unsympathetic to other people's feelings. Someone who is insensitive to a situation or to a need does not think or care about it. Someone who is insensitive to a physical sensation is unable to feel it.
